Kathmandu, Apr 23 (PTI) Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Thursday suspended the session of both houses of Parliament that was scheduled for April 30, a development described by the opposition as “unprecedented and surprising.” The president cited “special reasons” for suspending the session of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly on the recommendation of the Nepal government and the Council of Ministers, Ritesh Kumar Shakya, spokesperson of the Office of the President, said here.
However, no further details were disclosed regarding the reasons behind the suspension.
Earlier, Paudel had summoned the parliamentary session for April 30 on the recommendation of the cabinet on April 21.
Senior most Parliament Member and opposition Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh K C said that the government’s decision to suspend the Parliament session even without convening was “unprecedented and surprising.” The development comes a day after Nepal Home Minister Sudan Gurung tendered his resignation after allegations relating to his financial conduct while holding the office.
On April 9, Prime Minister Balendra Shah sacked Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Dip Kumar Sah from his post at the recommendation of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
This was to be the second parliamentary session after the joint session from April 2 to 10.
In March, Shah – popular only as Balen – and his RSP rode to power decimating the traditional parties in the first general elections since last year’s violent Gen Z protests that sought generational change and a corruption-free regime. PTI SBP GSP NPK NPK
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